Whether you believe in ghosts or not, there are many places around the world that have spine chilling, unexplainable and terrifying tales and sightings associated with them. From creepy and sinister ghost sightings to scary tales of death, this is the list for the top 10 most haunted houses in the world.

10: The Old Vicarage

Borgvattnet is a small village in Northern Sweden that is renowned for having one of the most haunted houses in the country. 

Many people have claimed to have witnessed paranormal beings roaming the hallways or sitting at the end of the bed watching people as they slept.

There is another report of a person being thrown out of his chair regularly by an unseen force.

Right now, if you dare, you can sleep over in this house and you’ll receive an overnight-stay certificate to prove it.

9: The Banff springs hotel

This hotel is located in Alberta, Canada and it was built over 125 years ago but don’t let this picturesque view fool you, it is rumored to be the most haunted house in the country.

There have been terrifying reports of seeing a bride falling down the staircase and breaking her neck after panicking when her dress caught on fire.

There are also reports from many people claiming to see a family who was murdered in this hotel. 

8: Eastern State Penitentiary

Built in 1829, this former prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is known for being the first prison of its kind to introduce solitary confinement. Because of this, many prisoners were driven to insanity and as a result, solitary confinement was abolished in that prison.

But since then, there have been many reports of shadowy figures roaming the cells, ghostly faces, strange sounds of footsteps/whispering and banging of cell doors.

There have even been reports of an evil cackling and dark figures in the guard tower. 

7:  Waverly Hills Sanitorium

This building originally served as a tuberculosis hospital throughout the early to mid-20th century. It is estimated that about 63,000 patients died there and the death toll was a result of mistreatment and questionable experimental procedures done on the patients.

Many ghost investigators have been to this building and they have reported seeing full bodied apparitions, creepy shadows, screams in empty rooms, footsteps and sudden cold spots.

6: The Tower of London

This place has a history of torture and executions that date back over 900 years. There have been many reports of paranormal sightings at the Tower of London over the years but one of the most infamous sighting is Anne Boleyn who was the wife of King Hentry VIII.

She was beheaded back in 1536 and her headless body has been seen walking around the corridors There are also reports of seeing two children wearing nightgowns, holding hands and looking terrified.

Apparently, one day they just vanished and it was assumed that they were murdered by their uncle because they were deemed illegitimate by the Parliament.

So now their spirts roam this haunted place.

5: Monte Cristo Homestead

This super scary house is considered to be one of the most haunted locations in all of Australia. It was built in 1885 and from that moment on, there have been a lot of tragic events that occurred on the property.

The family that owned it witnessed many deaths including a tragic incident of a young child who died when they were dropped down the stairs. Also, a maid died when she fell from the balcony and a stable boy burned to death.

There was also a mentally ill man who was chained up to the caretaker’s cottage for 40 years and he was found curled up next to his dead mothers’ body.

4: Ancient Ram Inn

This house was built in 1145 and it is believed to be the most haunted house in the entire British Isles. Apparently, there was a lot of child sacrifices, devil worship and evil spirts that are behind these terrifying hauntings.

When this house was used as a bed and breakfast, people would often flee in the middle of the night because they saw ghosts, had the feeling of being touched/pulled, heard voices or just felt an evil presence.

3: Fort George In Nova Scotia, Canada

This location has had hundreds of reports of ghost sightings over the years. A little girl is said to follow the groups taking part in the ghost tours, with group members often experience her holding their hands.

Other reports include strange voices, unexplained bangs and knocks, mists captured on film, the feeling of being watched, sudden feeling of nausea, sudden gusts of winds in closed rooms, furniture moving, doors banging and on occasion, people have been pushed by an unseen force.

2: Franklin Castle in Cleveland, Ohio

For years, there have been countless stories of doors that have exploded off of their hinges, lights that spun around on their own, electrical circuits that behaved erratically and unexplainable sounds of a baby crying and even a woman in black who has been spotted stating out from a small window in the front tower room.

There have been many murders and diabolical events that have occurred in this house and that is why it is so haunted.

1: Amityville house

On November 13, 1974 the estate was the scene of a mass marder. Using a riffle, 23 year old Ronald J. DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family while they were asleep, which included his parents and four siblings. 13 months later, the Lutz family purchased the home at a drastically reduced price because of the murders.

But they only lasted 28 days before leaving it. Apparently the family claimed to smell strange

odors and see green slime oozing out of the walls and keyholes and experience cold spots in certain areas of the house. They also claimed to have been woken up, levitating off of their beds and waking up repeatedly at 3:15am every morning which was around the time that Ron DeFeo carried out his murders. 

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